Intellectual property

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The legal mechanisms available to protect privacy include copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. Each of these mechanisms includes different legal provisions and provides differing levels of protection for an organization's intellectual property. In this video, learn about each of these four mechanisms.

- [Instructor] One of the most important…responsibilities of information security…professionals is protecting the intellectual property…belonging to their organizations from…unauthorized use or disclosure.…There are a series of legal mechanisms…available to protect intellectual property.…These include copyrights, trademarks, patents,…and trade secrets.…Each type of intellectual property protection covers…different types of information in different ways.…Copyrights protect creative works against theft.…

Information protected by copyright includes…books, web content, magazines,…and other written works as well as art, music,…and even computer software.…Copyright protection is automatically granted…to the creator of a work upon creation.…Although copyright owners may choose to register…their copyright with government authorities,…this is not a legal requirement.…In the United States, the Library of Congress administers…the copyright program through the United States…Copyright Office.…

The length of copyright protection varies widely…

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2/27/2018

Learn about information security and risk management practices needed to complete the first domain of the 2018 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) exam. CISSP is the industry's gold standard certification, necessary for many mid- and senior-level positions. This course includes coverage of key exam topics from the Security and Risk Management domain: security governance, compliance and policy issues, personnel security, threat modeling, and vendor management. Author Mike Chapple also covers the trifecta of information confidentiality, integrity, and availability. He reviews business continuity and risk management strategies, and highlights the importance of ongoing security awareness and education in any organization.